Package opener



S. C. KAHN PACKAGE OPENER Jan. 16, 1934.

Filed Dec. 5, 1932 Inventor, Samuel C Kahn,

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Attorneys.

Patented Jan; 16, 1934 PATENT OFFICE 1,943,538 PACKAGE OPENER I Samuel C. Kahn, Indianapolis, Ind assignor to I Capital Paper Company, Indianapolis, Ind.

Application December 5, 1932.

3 Claims.

This invention relates to wrapped packages and particularly to means for breaking or tearing open the wrappers. The invention relates particularly to means for opening an inner wrapper 5 as well as an outer wrapper simultaneously in one operation.

The invention is herein described in one particular form as applied to a roll of toilet paper and the objects and advantages thereof will become apparent tothose skilled in the art by the following description which is made in reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a package to which my invention is applied;

Fig. 2, a bottom plan view on a smaller scale;

Fig. 3, a side elevation showing the wrappers partly opened, and i Fig. 4, a side elevation of a modified form of package showing the wrapper partly open.

Like characters of reference indicatelike parts in the several views in the drawing.

In certain classes of paper sold in rolls a tissue wrapper is employed to cover the roll and have the ends of the tissue tucked in. the ends of a central hole through the roll of paper. Where the tissue wrapper is employed, the end of the paper forming the roll is loose and the tissue wrapper retains it tightly against the roll to prevent unwinding of the paper. I take a length of tape 11 which may be either a heavy paper or a woven fabricv and paste or glue it across the side of the roll to cause the tape to adhere to the tissue. This tape may be of the usual type having an adhesive on one side which may be moistened so that the tape may be then pressed directly against the tissue to cause it to adhere thereto. The length of the tape 11 is made to be such that it is longer than the length of -the roll and the upper end of the tape is preferably folded over as at A, Fig. 1, so that there is no exposed adhesive surface which might become attached to another roll of paper stacked thereover. Also this overturned end of the tape is preferably pressed down and around to grip a portion of the tissue wrapper between the overturned end and the back side of the tape so that the end is firmly secured to the tissue and can not be removed therefrom without causing the tissue to tear. The lower end of the tape is preferably carried around across the under side of the roll to the center thereof as indicated in Fig. 2, and caused to adhere firmly to the tissue thereacross. An outer band of paper 12 is then placed about the package to pass over the tape 11 and entirely encircle the package. This band 55 12 serves not only as a protective means to pre- Serial No. 645,672

vent damage to the roll but also serves as means for displaying a label thereon. The band 12 is not secured to the package in any way other than by its, frictional engagement therewith and neither is the band secured to the tape 11 in any manner. It is thus to be seen that the tape 11 extends across the package over the outside of the tissue but under the inside of the band 12 and is glued to the tissue but not attached to the band.

In operating the device, the upper end A of the tape 11 is grasped and pulled outwardly and downwardly with the result that the tissue 10 is torn and the band 12 is sheared since the tissue is of such composition that it will tear along the sides of the tape rather than be pulled loose from the tape. Thus it is to be seen that by the one operation of pulling on the tape 11, both the inner tissue wrapper 10 and the outer wrapping band 12 are torn open simultaneously so as to 7 make the roll 13 thereunder available without having to first tear off the band 12 and then remove the tissue wrapper 10. By reason of the thinness of the tissue usually employed, it is usually a difllcult job to remove the tissue without 30 tearing the paper thereunder.

In some forms of rolled-paper, the tissue wrapper 10 is omitted and the end B of the paper, Fig. 4, is pasted down against theunderlying paper about the roll so as to prevent the unwinding of the paper. In this case I apply the tape 11 directly to the paper adjacent the end B so as to have the tape adhesively united therewith. Then the usual wrapper 12 is applied about the roll. Then when the tape 11 is grasped by the end A and pulled outwardly and downwardly, the paper itself is tom back of that portion which is pasted or glued down against the roll at the same time the band 12 is broken or torn across. This method of opening the roll at once gives a free end to the paper which may be unwound at once without having to hunt for a pasted down end and then trying to release that end without damaging paper thereunder.

While I have here shown my invention in the 1 be imposed ously united with the paper to tear away a strip of the paper with the tape upon pulling the tape, and an outer layer of paper overlapping the tape, said tape having a projecting end whereby said end may be pulled laterally to cause the tape to shear through the outer paper simultaneously with the tearing open of the inner paper.

2. For a package, an inner sheet, a tape extending across the sheet and continuously adhesively united thereto sufficiently to cause tearing the sheet upon removal of the tape, said tape being of tougher material than that of the sheet, and an outer sheet extending over said tape, said tape having an extending end to be pulled laterally to open the package to shear through the outer sheet and simultaneously tear the inner sheet.

eaaeee 3. For a package, an inner sheet, a tape extending across the sheet and continuously adhesively united thereto sufiiciently to cause tearing the sheet upon removal of the tape, said tape being of tougher material than that of the sheet, and an outer sheet extending over said tape, said tape having an extending end to be pulled laterally to open the package to shear through the outer sheet and simultaneously tear the inner sheet, said projecting end being over-turned to extend back onto said first paper and being adhesively secured thereto sufiiciently to cause the paper under said end to come away with the tape to start an initial tear.

S C. KAHN. 

